General

An assembly is a group of members of an organization who meet periodically to make decisions about a specific area or scope of the organization.

Assemblies hold meetings; some are private and some are open. If they are open, it is possible to participate in them (for example: attending if the capacity allows it, adding points to the agenda, or commenting on the proposals and decisions taken by this organization).

Examples:

• A general assembly (which meets once a year to define the organisation's main lines of action as well as its executive bodies by vote),

• An equality advisory council (which meets every two months to make proposals on how to improve gender relations in the organisation)

• An evaluation commission (which meets every month to monitor a process)

• A guarantee body (which collects incidents, abuses, or proposals to improve decision-making procedures)